What is a good competitive moveset for Wurmple? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Wurmple is a notable Bug-typed Pokemon. Wurmple is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Wurmple can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Wurmple is weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock-typed attacks.
Wurmple is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Wurmple's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shield Dust, Wurmple is not affected by the secondary effect of another pokemon's attack.
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Wurmple steals and eats the target's berry). ♦ Tackle is a physical 35-base power Normal-type move that deals damage. ♦ Poison Sting is a physical 15-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target). ♦ String Shot is a status move (lowers the foes speed by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Wurmple? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Wurmple is a decent Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Wurmple's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shield Dust, Wurmple is not affected by the secondary effect of another pokemon's attack.
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Wurmple steals and eats the target's berry). ♦ Tackle is a physical 35-base power Normal-type move that deals damage. ♦ Poison Sting is a physical 15-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target). ♦ String Shot is a status move (lowers the foes speed by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Wurmple learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Wurmple can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Wurmple
Common Effort Values for Wurmple in Diamond and Pearl
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